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The Inuit Holistic service delivery model: a decolonised approach to community wellness in Nunavut [PDF]

International Journal of Circumpolar Health
This paper examines the development and implementation of the Inuit Holistic Service Delivery Model, designed by Qaujigiartiit Health Research Centre and currently being piloted through the Inuusirvik Community Wellness Hub in Iqaluit, Nunavut. The model
Gwen Katheryn Healey Akearok, Lauren Nevin, Ceporah Mearns, Katie Hughes, Janna MacLachlan, Nancy Mike   +5 more
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Thinking through affect: Inuit knowledge on the tundra and in global environmental politics

Journal of Political Ecology, 2014
Inuit residents of the Canadian Arctic balance a commitment to the land and to land-based traditions with full engagement in governance across different scales of decision-making.
Noor Johnson
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Residency training programs to support residents working in First Nations, Inuit, and Métis communities [PDF]

BMC Medical Education
Background To gain culturally appropriate awareness of First Nations, Inuit and/or Métis Health, research suggests that programs focus on sending more trainees to First Nations, Inuit and/or Métis communities Working within this context provides ...
Marghalara Rashid, Julie Nguyen, Wayne Clark, Jessica L. Foulds, Ida John, Ming-Ka Chan, Molly Whalen-Browne, Pamela Roach, Melanie Morris, Sarah Forgie   +9 more
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Birdseye’s Frosted Possession: Processing, Storing, and Transmitting the Gift of Inuit Thermocultural Knowledge,

Journal of Transnational American Studies, 2022
On August 12, 1930, Clarence Birdseye patented his “Method of Preparing Food Products,” a “quick” freezing machine that “for the first time produced ... a compacted, quick frozen block of comestibles ... which can be stored ... transported ...
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Nunavik anadromous Arctic char life histories, behaviour, and habitat use informed by both Inuit knowledge and western science: a year in Ungava Bay

Arctic Science, 2023
This study is a comprehensive documentation of anadromous Arctic char (Salvelinus alpinus) life history in Ungava Bay, Nunavik, Canada, through Inuit knowledge.
Véronique Dubos, Peter May, Carole-Anne Gillis, André St-Hilaire, Normand Bergeron   +4 more
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Conceptualizing indicators as boundary objects in integrating Inuit knowledge and western science for marine resource management

Arctic Science, 2020
A complex co-management system exists across Inuit Nunangat, whereby federal, provincial, territorial governments and Inuit organizations manage natural resources cooperatively.
Melina Kourantidou, Carie Hoover, Megan Bailey   +2 more
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(Re)birthing systems in the Qikiqtaaluk Region of Nunavut: a place-based inquiry into Inuit birthing, systems of care, and maternal health research

International Journal of Circumpolar Health, 2023
Objectives: Within the Qikiqtaaluk Region (Eastern Nunavut), pregnant women are required to travel outside their home communities for birthing care. This model differs from the prior norm of place-based, midwife-attended birth and impacts Inuit wellness.
Laura Jane Brubacher
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Inuit youth and environmental research: exploring engagement barriers, strategies, and impacts

FACETS, 2022
Community leadership in Arctic environmental research is increasingly recognized as one of many pathways to Indigenous self-determination in Nunavut, Canada.
Hilary Sadowsky, Nicolas D. Brunet, Alex Anaviapik, Abraham Kublu, Cara Killiktee, Dominique A. Henri   +5 more
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Inuit and Local Knowledge on the Marine Ecosystem in Ilulissat Icefjord, Greenland [PDF]

Human Ecology, 2021
AbstractThe interview survey conducted in Ilulissat, Ilimanaq, and Qasigiannguit in Greenland during March–April 2019 showed that the local fishers are changing fishing strategies and adapting to a changing environment caused by climate change. The main fjord of Ilulissat Icefjord is usually filled with icebergs year-round, making it impossible to ...
Sascha Schiøtt, Pelle Tejsner, Søren Rysgaard   +2 more
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Using the Framework Method to support collaborative and cross-cultural qualitative data analysis

FACETS, 2023
With Inuit organizations leading the way, there is a growing opportunity for meaningful partnerships between Inuit and visiting researchers to create impactful research programs and policy initiatives that reflect Inuit priorities. Collaborative research
Rachael Cadman, Megan Dicker, Mary Denniston, Paul McCarney, Rodd Laing, Eric C.J. Oliver, Megan Bailey   +6 more
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